20 hours, 31 miles and not quite halfway across the Sea of Cortez, but Paul Lundgren was not disappointed at all at the outcome of his 80-mile Sea of Cortez crossing. “I have the story of a lifetime. There is not one ounce of disappointment in me or my amazing crew. Completely opposite. We literally […]

This past week, Paul Lundgren trained 20 miles for three consecutive days in preparation for his upcoming 78-mile swim across Mexico’s Sea of Cortez. In the process of spending hours on end, the fingers of his hands wrinkled up big-time. Why only wrinkle only on the hands and feet…and not all over? The palms of

Paul Lundgren is at it again. The former California professional triathlete-turned-marathon swimmer is going to attempt to become the first person to swim across the Sea of Cortez from San Carlos to Punta Chivato. It is a daunting task across 76 miles of salty rough water swimming. Lundgren plans to be the first person to

Another major warm-water ultra-marathon swim will be attempted in June. The stretch between Baja California and the mainland of Mexico has never been successfully crossed before – not by a relay or a solo swimmer. While Chloe McCardel will be attempting to swim 103 miles (165 km) from Cuba to Florida on one side of

Paul Lundgren explains his experiences and perspectives here. He writes, “…four hours passed in what felt like a lifetime. My energy was there, but my spirit was weakening and I was focused on the worst. With large volumes of violent vomit my stomach was empty and it reflected my hopes of completing the swim. I

As Paul Lundgren is finalizing his final preparations for his 76-mile swim across the Sea of Cortez in Mexico, the “weather looks great for his swim,” says pace swimmer Jamie Patrick. “I will be swimming one hour every three hours. That puts me in the water about 15 hours [assuming Paul is swimming up to

Paul Lundgren completed his press conference on Saturday afternoon and he is now resting comfortably for his scheduled 8 am departure on Monday, June 11th across the Sea of Cortez. The sea is calm and inviting and warm, from his launch point in Loreto. All systems are go for his unprecedented audacious 76-mile (122 km)